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Hi all, I've heard of this site before (and I think stumbled into it a few times from google?), but never got around to joining until today. I've come across from the NZIcemag forums (same as HaNs who also recently joined :)) where we have a bit of a fitness thread going between a few of us. That is where NZBB got brought up, and here I am!

I'm currently based in Wellington, go to Bodyworks in Thorndon, have been going to the gym since I was about 13 (inconsistent in my teenage years, though - recently turned 23) - Dad started getting me interested in it back in his powerlifting, and then bodybuilding days.

My main goals at the moment? I play Rugby, so it is now my offseason and I want to keep a good level of cardiovascular fitness going whilst steadily increasing my lean muscle mass over the next 4-5 months. Short term, I want to be in shape for the beach really, simple as that! Bodybuilding has always appealed to me, but I've never found the discipline necessary to commit to it - I hope to one day soon :)

I'm quite comfortable with the weightlifting aspect of exercise, however I'll readily admit I'm a bit lax on the Nutritional part :oops: So here's hoping I can pick up a thing or two from people here.

Sorry for such a long-winded intro! I hope to become a regular here, so look forward to hearing from some of you :) Cheers.

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:wave: Let me be the first to say Welcome Welcome. Sounds like some good goals, bring on summer! :grin:

I'll readily admit I'm a bit lax on the Nutritional part :oops: So here's hoping I can pick up a thing or two from people here.

Theres a wealth of knowledge on here from so many experienced people willing to help, you'll be a nutrition pro before you know it. :nod:

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Cool, thanks for the clarification Dragon :)

I'm scraping 6ft, weighing in at 100kg at the moment.

100kg is my playing weight for Rugby (need to be a bit more muscular to make up for my lack of height as a flanker), and at this weight I can maintain a decent level of cardiovascular fitness, and also eek out some ok numbers on the weights (of course, this depends on what your definitions of decent and ok are :P)

My Rugby season finished about 3 weeks ago - during the season I was basically just training explosiveness on my exercises, and going for 15-18 reps on most of them. I didn't want to have too much mass and lose speed/flexibility, but I also didn't want to lose too much and drop the power/strength. I was fairly happy with the middle ground I found. Now that Rugby is done with for another year, I've pegged the sets back to 10-12 reps and am slowly increasing the weights which will continue for the next couple of weeks, and then I'll assess again from there. I currently have 4 weight days at the gym per week.

For cardio, I currently am doing 2 boxing classes at nights throughout the week, one dedicated cardio session at the gym per week, and 2 walks home from Wellington City - Jville in the week (i.e 1.5hour walk - not terribly intense I know, but better than the train, right?). I'm looking at throwing 1 or 2 morning jogs in through the week, and I also have a decent set of stairs nearby that I used for sprints in the Rugby season that could be useful for a Sunday session... Too much? Not enough?

I'm probably looking at shedding as much as 5kg for the beach season (lets say by the beginning of December?), which won't compromise my off-season training too much, but should lose sufficient fat so I don't embarrass myself on the beach 8) As I mentioned in the first post though, my nutrition is generally what lets me down (I either eat too little, or too much), so that is going to be my big hurdle in trimming down for the beach :)

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Welcome, good luck with your goals. Maybe post your typical eats in the nutrition section or have you done that already?

Walking home from city to J'ville, I did that at one point. So long as you keep a good pace it's good low impact cardio. Do you walk the back way through Ngaio/Khandallah etc?

Sounds like you have the cardio side sorted, a good mix of stuff. Seems like a lot with the addition of two jogs. But if you find it's too much you can always cut something out later. What kind of workouts are you doing at BW?

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Thanks Rose :)

I generally find Cardio the hardest part of my training to motivate myself for, so I'm unsure whether it's just me being a lazy wuss or not when I contemplate going for a run etc. So I guess once I've settled into a bit more of a routine, I'll see how far I've gotten and if anything needs tweaking. I could always swap the jogs in to replace something else (the walk for example). The boxing is great though, it's something I've always been interested in and it's a good change from simply pounding the pavement.

On the walk, I do it the main Hutt Rd/Ngauranga way. My bag is a bit awkward to carry (and I've only recently started doing the walks), but I'm keen to jog most of it in the near future which may cut down on any extra cardio I may be considering, and obviously is a bit more of a challenge. I've jogged into Bodyworks from Jville before, but the mighty Ngauranga is a different beast downhill :lol: Do you recommend going the Khandallah way? Quicker?

At Bworks, I'm there 5 days a week, 4 weight days and 1 cardio. Train at lunch, so time is a little bit tight, but I work nearby so I almost get the full hour in (I usually sneak a full hour anyway and the boss doesn't seem to mind :P ) The sequence I work the body in I like to shuffle around a bit, to give different emphasis to groups I feel may be lacking at a certain point, or even if I feel particularly keen on a bodygroup on a certain day, and also to make sure I switch it around to keep the mind fresh and the body guessing. A week (i.e my training this week) could be:

Monday - Chest

Tuesday - Legs (excl Calves)

Wednesday - Cardio, I like to mix this up, but this week I did Treadmill, Rowing, Skipping, box jumps and a bit of bag work, then a short abs/calves session

Thursday - Back and Tris

Friday - Bis, Shoulders and a little on forearms to round the week out.

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Oh and, still slowly working my way through old threads of interest I've found, so will get to the nutrition section soon hopefully :P Preparing myself for a bit of flaming on my diet :oops: but hopefully I can get some good tips, so it'll be worth it.

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I used to walk up Ngauranga Gorge. The only downside is the exhaust fumes but it's a good hill to walk up. The Ngaio/Khandallah route is good too. Probably not quicker as the walk is more undulating etc. If you live in Newlands the track on the right side of Ngauranga Gorge (going up), by the train overbridge, is a great alt route 8)

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I used to walk up Ngauranga Gorge. The only downside is the exhaust fumes but it's a good hill to walk up. The Ngaio/Khandallah route is good too. Probably not quicker as the walk is more undulating etc. If you live in Newlands the track on the right side of Ngauranga Gorge (going up), by the train overbridge, is a great alt route 8)

:lol: Funny you should mention that track! My first gym was Body and Soul (at The Rock, bottom of the Gorge), and I used to go with a school mate back when I was at College in Newlands. Easiest way to get there after school (too young to drive) was to walk the track :) Then hitch a ride home with Dad when he'd pop in after work 8)

Thanks knock knock! I'm not so active as a poster yet, but I've been lurking and reading up on people's journals etc, there seems to be a lot of good information on these boards :)

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:lol: Very nice!

I tried the Ngaio/Khandallah route yesterday, found it quite a bit longer! Left from the bottom of the Terrace at about 5.30, got into Johnsonville around 7.45 :? Still, was good to have a change from the normal route, and didn't have to dodge cyclists or swim through the smog 8)

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Sub 3 hours is good! I had to walk home to Johnsonville when I was 13 (from The Terrace). I took the Ngaio/Khandallah route and it took me 3 hours! :pfft:

I do like the gorge incline but during peak hour you need a gas mask. Used to cycle up the gorge just so I could turn around and be a speed demon coming down 8)

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Thanks vee - I actually walked home again yesterday because I was feeling very energetic when it was time to head home. There was a huge head wind on parts of the Hutt Rd and up the Gorge, and I had a heavier bag than usual (was about 10kg) but got to Jville in a PB time by about 10mins (around 1hour 10mins) :) I think the difference was not having my mate walking with me, which I guess has it's advantages and disadvantages.

Very keen to run at least half of it (maybe just the Hutt Rd) but I need a more suitable bag first...

As for the journal, I was thinking about doing one, but I'm quite bad at keeping things like that up to date (have tonnes of iPhone apps related to that sort of thing which I touch once and never touch again :oops:). Might do once I've sorted my diet out :)

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